[C320-list] Knotmeter knot working

[Ken Danko]

Bill:

Your friend is correct. Unscrew the fitting in the v-berth, get ready to 
replace it with the spare which has no flywheel. Pull the ring of the 
fitting and immediately replace it with the spare, screw it tight. Then 
you can clear the flywheel and reverse the process. Yes, some water will 
get in but not much especially if you make the switch quickly.

This is a common problem. Around here it is an insect of some kind that 
loves to make its home in the flywheel. When you touch them they curl up 
into a ball. I have been thinking of spraying the flywheel with Raid.

Ken Danko

Bill Sloane wrote:
> Forum:
>
> Having never owned a boat with a through hull knotmeter, I am not clear how
> to fix one.  It was not working this past Sunday when I went out for a
> chilly but beautiful sail. A colleague at work told me that I need to
> unscrew the fitting in the V-berth sump, and immediately screw in the spare
> fitting that is tethered there.  Is this in fact how you do
> it? Isn't that opening a hole in the hull below the water line?
>
> I am pretty sure a crustacean or other volunteer has made a home up in the
> little fly wheel that needs to be dislodged. Can I do this by entering
> through the sump?
>
> Appreciate any advice.
>
> Bill
> C-320 'Endless Summer', No. 554
> Olympia Washington
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